anechoic

American

[an-e-koh-ik] / ˌæn ɛˈkoʊ ɪk /

adjective

(of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.

anechoic British

/ ˌænɪˈkəʊɪk /

adjective

having a low degree of reverberation of sound

an anechoic recording studio

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Etymology

Origin of anechoic

First recorded in 1945–50; an- ¹ + echoic

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